NCAA football

Ohio State is the betting favorite to win the 2026 college football national championship. Our pick: Notre Dame.

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State’s preseason camp before it begins on Thursday. This edition covers the Cougars’ wide receivers.

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State’s preseason camp before it begins on Aug. 6. This edition covers the Cougars’ cornerbacks.

Williams’ return to Washington keeps the Huskies poised for a breakout season in 2026. 

It was senior night for the Mt. Spokane boys basketball team, and Bode Gardner could no longer hold back the tears.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State’s preseason camp before it begins on Aug. 6. This edition covers the Cougars’ defensive ends.

Jedd Fisch was hired at Washington based on a blueprint. In his first full season as a head coach, the longtime offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach went 1-11 at Arizona in 2021. But through a commitment to high school recruiting and development, Fisch built a foundation for breakthrough success. 

The Cougars and Beavers were always better off in a reconstructed Pac-12, as opposed to joining the Mountain West.

Jedd Fisch and the Huskies are fighting an uphill financial battle. When Washington takes the field against Washington State on Sept. 6 to open the 2026 college football season, the Huskies won’t have one of the most expensive rosters in college football, Jedd Fisch said. 

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State’s preseason camp before it begins on Thursday. This edition covers the Cougars’ linebackers.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State’s preseason camp before it begins on Aug. 6. This edition covers the Cougars’ offensive line.

Talking season has reached the stretch run across major college football. Conference media days are complete, training camps are ramping up and the first kickoff is one month away.

The Big Sky Conference made official its additions of Southern Utah and Utah Tech this month, in time for the two universities’ football programs to take part in the league’s annual football kickoff weekend at Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Airway Heights.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State’s preseason camp before it begins on Aug. 6.

MOSCOW, Idaho – In addressing his team after practices, Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. frequently emphasizes the positives.

Eastern Washington’s football team began its preseason practices on Wednesday, and in team drills the first quarterback to take first-team snaps was redshirt junior Nate Bell.

For the first time in a long time, this year Eastern Washington opens its preseason football camp with a familiar opponent coming up first.

Here are three things to watch as Idaho goes through workouts leading to the 2026 season, beginning with the season-opening game at Big Sky opponent Cal Poly Aug. 28.